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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 8

Washington's Land

Mountains, rivers, Puget Sound and the rain shadow.

What your child practices

Practices Washington's physical and political geography: the capital and largest cities, the Cascade and Olympic Mountains, volcanoes, the Columbia and Snake Rivers, Puget Sound, neighboring states, counties and how the land shaped where people settled and traveled.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: G1.4.2; G2.4.1 · physical, political and cultural characteristics of the Pacific Northwest and how geography influenced movement

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which wet forest grows on the Olympic Peninsula?

    • a tropical jungle
    • a temperate rainforest
    • a frozen tundra
    • a cactus desert

  2. Question 2

    What is the largest city in Washington?

    • Bellingham
    • Olympia
    • Seattle
    • Yakima

  3. Question 3

    What is the capital of Washington State?

    • Seattle
    • Olympia
    • Tacoma
    • Spokane

  4. Question 4

    Rolling hills in southeast Washington, famous for wheat, are called the…

    • Cascade Range
    • Olympic Peninsula
    • Palouse
    • Puget Sound

  5. Question 5

    Which volcano is the northernmost in Washington's Cascades?

    • Mount Adams
    • Mount Rainier
    • Mount Baker
    • Mount St. Helens

  6. Question 6

    Where do most people in Washington live?

    • on the Olympic Peninsula
    • around Puget Sound
    • in the Palouse
    • on Mount Rainier

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